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Researchers Uncover the Source of New CFC Emissions

Since 2013, annual emissions of a banned chlorofluorocarbon have increased by nearly 8,000 tons from eastern China, according to new research published in Nature by an international team of scientists from the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Switzerland.

24 May 2019

Researchers Receive California State Grant to Develop a Cost-Effective Approach to Mitigate Methane Emissions

Methane is a powerful potent greenhouse gas that is known to capture roughly 30 times more heat when compared to carbon dioxide.

23 May 2019

Researchers Design New Method for Removing Strontium from Wastewater Produced by Hydraulic Fracturing

Scientists from the University of Houston and the national laboratories across the United States discovered a new approach for removing toxins from water, as well as wastewater generated by hydraulic fracturing, to find a solution for a scientific problem.

22 May 2019

New Counterintuitive Approach Holds Promise for Returning the Atmosphere to Pre-Industrial Levels of Methane

A comparatively easy process could help reverse the trend of climate change while also leading to a healthy profit.

21 May 2019

Efforts Made to Reduce Outdoor Air Pollution

Across the world, a wide range of measures has been established to reduce outdoor air pollution. Epidemiologists at LMU carried out a systematic review taking stock of the evidence.

21 May 2019

Comparison of Degradation of Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Three Natural Environments

The omnipresent plastic bag is easy to use for taking groceries and other items home from the store. But this convenience has an impact on the environment, with plastic debris spoiling waterways and land.

16 May 2019

Researchers Study Pulsed Power’s Ability to Recycle E-Waste

With the global increase in the number of electronic devices, the discovery of effective methods for recycling electronic waste (e-waste) is of great interest.

16 May 2019

Study Investigates Impact of Microplastics on the Environment

Although almost all have seen images such as sea birds in danger of going extinct due to their belly full of plastic garbage and accumulation of plastics as big as islands, there are also plastic particles that are hardly visible to the naked eye—microplastics.

14 May 2019

Accumulation of Marine Plastic Pollution Poses a Major Threat to Coastal Ecosystems

According to a recent study from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), mangrove forests located on the coasts of Saudi Arabia serve as litter traps, accruing large amounts of plastic litter from the marine environment.

14 May 2019

Scientists Strategize Ways to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Waste Plastic

From campaigns against microplastics to news of the great Pacific garbage patch, public awareness is growing about the outsized effect plastic has on the world’s oceans. However, its effect on the air is far less obvious.

13 May 2019